INFO

Madeline (Kelly) Clayton (she/her) is an Australian director & screenwriter living in Brooklyn, New York.

Commercial Representation:

US - JOJX - Sevasti Buford
AUS - Rabbit - Lucas Jenner

Awards:

Top Ten Filmmaker selected for Anora Short Film Contest supported by NEON/Kodak/Sean Baker - She Said So
Stratégies Craft 2024 - ‘Craft’ and ‘Music/Sound’ - AXA Being A Woman Shouldn’t Be A Risk
1.4 Award Long List ‘Commercial’ 2024 - AXA Being A Woman Shouldn’t Be A Risk
CGA Award for “Best Casting in a TVC” - Qantas Feels like Home
Shots America - New Director of The Year nominee - 2023
1.4 Award Long List ‘Music Video’ 2022 - Pressure In My Chest
Music Video Awards Finalist 2022 - Pressure In My Chest
International Music Video Awards ‘Best Music Video’ 2022 - Pressure In My Chest
International Music Video Underground Awards ‘Best Director’ 2022 - Pressure In My Chest
The Webbys 2022 ‘Honoree’ - She’ll Be Right
Young Director Award Finalist 2021 - She’ll Be Right
Bronze Canne Lion 2021 - She’ll Be Right
1.4 Awards ‘Brilliant Filmmaking’ - She’ll Be Right
AICP nominee 2021 - She’ll Be Right
AWARD nominee 2021 - She’ll Be Right
The Webbys nominee 2021 - She’ll Be Right
OneShow nominee 2021 - She’ll Be Right Uprising: Little Black Book
Shots nominee 2021 - She’ll Be Right
Mumbrella Awards nominee 2021 - She’ll Be Right
Sydney Queer Film Festival 2018 ‘Audience Award Best Film’ - Nineteen
Melbourne Queer Film Festival ‘Best Film’ 2018 - Nineteen

Press:

Uprising Feature: Little Black Book | Shots A Few Of My Favourite Things | Directors Library Interview | Production Brief Podcast | ”Pressure in my chest” Music Video